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AN 6.118PTS AN 3.450Dhammānupassī1 min read

Observing Principles, Etc.

Dhammānupassīsutta

Things that enable or obstruct meditation on various things.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.118Numbered Discourses 6.118
  • 0.212. Sāmaññavagga12. The Ascetic Life

0.3DhammānupassīsuttaObserving Principles, Etc.

1.1“Cha, bhikkhave, dhamme appahāya abhabbo ajjhattaṁ kāye …pe…“Mendicants, without giving up six things you can’t meditate observing an aspect of the body internally …1.2bahiddhā kāye …pe…body externally …1.3ajjhattabahiddhā kāye …pe…body internally and externally …1.4ajjhattaṁ vedanāsu …pe…feelings internally …1.5bahiddhā vedanāsu …pe…feelings externally …1.6ajjhattabahiddhā vedanāsu …pe…feelings internally and externally …1.7ajjhattaṁ citte …pe…mind internally …1.8bahiddhā citte …pe…mind externally …1.9ajjhattabahiddhā citte …pe…mind internally and externally …1.10ajjhattaṁ dhammesu …pe…principles internally …1.11bahiddhā dhammesu …pe…principles externally …1.12ajjhattabahiddhā dhammesu dhammānupassī viharituṁ.principles internally and externally.1.13Katame cha?What six?1.14Kammārāmataṁ, bhassārāmataṁ, niddārāmataṁ, saṅgaṇikārāmataṁ, indriyesu aguttadvārataṁ, bhojane amattaññutaṁ.Relishing work, talk, sleep, and company, not guarding the sense doors, and eating too much.1.15Ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhamme pahāya bhabbo ajjhattabahiddhā dhammesu dhammānupassī viharitun”ti.After giving up these six qualities you can meditate observing an aspect of principles internally and externally.”

1.16Dutiyaṁ.